Acetaminophen not linked to glutathione plasma deficiency in HIV, McNeil maintains.
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
ACETAMINOPHEN NOT LINKED TO PLASMA GSH DEFICIENCY IN HIV, McNEIL SAYS, thus the oral analgesic can have no link, if taken as recommended, to any purported harm HIV-positive individuals may encounter as a result of taking acetaminophen. Specifically, Tylenol marketer McNeil Consumer Products argues in Sept. 11 comments to FDA, "there are no studies which show that acetaminophen reduces circulating plasma GSH levels."